Job Type : Full Time
Industry : Finance/Accountancy and Auditing/Business Administration
Education Level : Executive level
POSITION TITLE: Operations
Director, Tanzania Heshimu Bahari
LOCATION: Tanzania
GROUP: Forestry & Natural Resource
Management
REPORTS TO: Chief
of Party
Winrock International works with people around the world to
increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the
environment. Winrock is seeking an experienced Operations Director to lead a
dynamic operational team in implementing an anticipated USAID project in
Tanzania, focused on marine biodiversity conservation. The project will provide
technical, material, and grant management services that support and strengthen
capacity for marine biodiversity conservation to i) build the capacity of
public sector and civil society; ii) increase private sector engagement in
marine conservation and coastal natural resources management; iii) improve the
enabling environment for marine protected areas and Fisheries management at all
levels; and iv) enhance data availability and use in decision
making.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Operations Director will be responsible for overseeing
operational management and administration of the USAID-funded Tanzania Heshimu
Bahari project. S/he will maintain the financial, human resources,
subcontractor/subgrant, and facilities management systems. In addition, S/he
will manage a team to provide services and support to the project’s technical
objectives. This is a full-time position based in Tanzania and is contingent on
award of funding from USAID.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKGROUND:
Education: Master’s degree in Business Administration,
Certified Public Account certificate or equivalent experience required.
Supplemental training in grants management or demonstrated experience
preferred.
Experience:
Skills/Knowledge:
Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that implements a portfolio of more than 140 agriculture, environment
and social development projects in over 46 countries. It has annual revenue of $100 million, employing over 1,000 staff
around the world managed from five Winrock offices and dozens of project offices. Created over three decades ago
through the philanthropy of Winthrop Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller III, Winrock has extensive on-the-ground
experience in Asia, Africa and the Americas, and provides evidence-based solutions to some of the world’s most complex
problems. Our mission is to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources.
Whether it’s improving the water supply in Tanzania, tackling human trafficking in Bangladesh or supporting Asian
entrepreneurs who deliver new tools to poor farmers, Winrock’s legacy and practice of continuous innovation help us
adapt to challenges that are more urgent and interrelated than ever before.
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